Rochester during the Civil War

Thursday

Nov 8, 2012 at 3:15 AM

ROCHESTER — On Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Historical Society Museum on Hanson Street, NH Civil War Historian and Author, Steven Robert Closs, will present, “Rochester during the American Civil War 1861-1865.”

Closs, author of “Willing Sacrifice: Granite State Valor during the American Civil War 1861-1865,” focuses on New Hampshire and the contributions New Hampshire men made during that war. Thirty-three New Hampshire men were awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of courage, bravery, valor, and heroism. He will particularly focus on the stories of the 15 Rochester soldiers who made the ‘supreme sacrifice’ for Union and the abolition of slavery.

Closs says, “It is their stories I want to recall and tell to the present day citizens…. Many of these New Hampshire Civil War veterans rest beneath the earth and under stones that have become, in some instances, illegible in small cemeteries within our communities and most of us have no clue who they were and what they did. My mission is to ensure that they are remembered; briefly or otherwise.”

All are welcome to attend. There is no charge for admission. Refreshments will follow the meeting.

For more information, call (603) 330-3099 or e-mail rochesterhistorical@metrocast.net.